Article having detachable movably mounted ornament



April 5, 1960 D. LIFTMAN 2,931,196

ARTICLE HAVING DETACHABLE MOVABLY MOUNTED ORNAMENT Filed Jan. 24, 1958[FIG 6 INVENTOR. DAVID LIFTMA N ARTICLE HAVING DETACHABLE MOVABLYMOUNTED ()RNAIVIENT David Lift-man, Lynn, Mass.

Application January 2-4, 1958, Serial No. 710,982

3 Claims. (Cl. 63-61) This invention relates to articles of personaladornment and more particularly to pendants, brooches, plaques,medallions and the like.

Previously described articles of this type are ordinarily of a fixedconfiguration, size, shape, color or ornamentation.

This normally requires a large and varied collection of such pieces ofjewelry, in order to provide a variety suflicient to satisfy thepersonal taste and fancy of the wearer.

A primary object of my invention is to provide such an article ofjewelry with readily interchangeable parts which may be quickly andeasily assembled into various combinations and artistic arrangements inorder to complement the kind, type and color of the costume with whichit is to be worn.

Further objects and a fuller understanding of the invention willhereinafter appear from the following description of a preferredembodiment illustrative of the invention and shown in the accompanyingdrawings in which Fig. 1 is a front view of the assembled piece,

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a front view of a circular retaining band,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3,

Fig. 5 is a front view of a flat spiral spring with both ends free,

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 66 of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a front view of a circular ornamental piece.

The device consists of a closed outer retaining band having positioningmeans on its inner periphery for receiving and holding in place theexterior convolutions of a contracted fiat spiral coil spring. Theinterior convolutions of the spring also have means for holding anornament or decorative piece within said convolution when it is in anexpanded state. The retaining band may be rigid or flexible and circularor elliptic in shape. The ornamental piece may also be circular orelliptic. The piece may be adapted to be worn as a pendant, brooch orbracelet.

Referring to the drawings, the assembled piece of jewelry 1, thereinshown, as illustrative of one embodiment of my invention comprises aninterchangeable retaining band 2, a fiat spiral coil spring 3 and aninterchangeable ornamental piece 4. The band 2 has a suspension ring 5or a pin on the back, not shown, when it is to be used as a brooch. Theouter periphery 6 of band 2 may be U-shaped with sides 7 and innercontacting surface 8. The spring 3 has an exterior convolution 9 with anend 10 and an interior convolution 11 with an end 12. The interiorconvolution 11 has matched or staggered protuberances 13 at right anglesto its edges. The ornamental piece 4 has an outer periphery 14 andornamentation 15 on one or both sides. The periphery of the exteriorconvolution 9, when the spring 3 has its both ends 10 and 12 free, isgreater than the periphery of the inner contacting surface 8 of the band2.

The periphery of the inner convolution 11 of spring 3,

, 2,931,196 Patented Apr. 5, 1960 when said spring has its both ends 10and 12 free, is smaller than the outer periphery 14 of the ornamentalpiece 4.

In assembly, the inner convolution 11 with end 12 of spring 3 isexpanded sufficiently to allow the periphery 14 of ornamental piece 4 tobe inserted between the protuberances 13. Releasing the pressure on thisconvolution 11 and end 12 allows the inner portion of the spring tocontract, firmly holding the ornamental piece 4 in place within the saidinner convolution and between the protuberances 13. The outerconvolution 9 and end 10 allows the spring to expand and be in firmcontact with the inner contacting surface 8 of band 2. The band 2 of theornamental piece 4 may be either circular or elliptic.

While the preferred embodiment of my invention has been described indetail, it will be understood that I do not Wish to be limited to theparticular construction set forth, since various changes in the form,materia1, proportions, and arrangement of parts, and in the details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, or destroying any of the advantages contained inthe same, heretofore described and defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. An article of personal adornment consisting of a closed outerretaining band provided with inner integral positioning sides andretaining means; a single fiat continuous spiral coil spring removablypositioned under contraction within said band, having its entire outerconvolution in engagement with said retaining means of said band andprovided on both edges of its inner convolution with inner retainingmeans; and an ornament removably and entirely positioned within saidinner convolution and in between said inner retaining means of saidspring, the perimeter of the inner convolution of said spring with bothends free being smaller than the perimeter of said inner ornament, theinterior convolutions of said spring and said positioned ornament beingin free suspension.

2. An article of personal adornment consisting of a closed outerretaining band, a single fiat continuous spiral coil spring and an innercircular ornament, the diameter of the outer convolutions of said springwith both ends free being greater than the diameter of said outer band,the diameter of the inner convolution of said spring with both ends freebeing smaller than the diameter of said inner ornament, said outer bandbeing provided with integral dual side means completely positioning saidspring in said band when the outer convolutions of said spring are undercontraction, the inner convolutions of said spring being provided withdual side means positioning both sides of said ornament within saidconvolutions when said inner convolutions are under expansion, theinterior convolutions of said spring and said positioned ornament beingin free suspension, the Width of said convolutions of said spring beingless than that of said band and greater than the thickness of saidornament.

3. An article of personal adornment consisting of a closed outerretaining band, a single fiat continuous spiral coil spring and an innercircular ornament; said band being provided with inner integral dualdepending side means removably positioning said spring under contractionwithin the inner periphery of said band; the interior convolutions ofsaid spring being provided with dual side means removably positioningsaid ornament entirely within said convolutions when said convolutionsare under expansion; the interior convolutions of said spring and saidpositioned ornament being in free suspension.

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